@Brandon Turner has a great book about low and no money down so take a look at that.

Future plans: There was always a thought in the back of my mind that I wanted to get into real estate after the military, and have recently started reading any book I can get my hands on.

Future plans: There was always a thought in the back of my mind that I wanted to get into real estate after the military, and have recently started reading any book I can get my hands on.

Over the last few months i have been reading books and listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast, and i can not get enough.

There are a few good books you can read on Construction Cost, one is "The Book on Estimating Rehab Cost" by J Scott.Doing additions to convert a two family to a one family really does not make sense.

He lays out a system for managing the finances of your business that many find helpful.I have not read the book myself but have implemented a derivative of his system for my rentals.  

I understand the ordinary and necessary expenses after ready the BP book on tax strategies.

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I have checked out BP YouTube videos and also recently started reading Brandon's book on rental property investing. 

While reading the Ultimate Beginners Guide I was introduced to the 50% Rule and the 70% Rule, and the 1% Rule I have heard was bumped up to 2%.